New York Fashion Week spring 2014: Juan Carlos Obando

NEW YORK — The models whooshed onto the runway, color and silk streaming behind them, like they ran the world. They had confidence all right, and sex appeal, which is something not every designer can conjure in clothing.

The verdict: Obando has proved himself to be a force in fashion, and the crystal vision of glamorous simplicity he put forward with this collection invites comparisons to modernist master Halston. Let's hope the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund gives him the recognition he deserves.